Antimicrobial peptides: On future antiprotozoal and anthelminthic applications

K Nogrado, P Adisakwattana, O Reamtong - Acta Tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
Control and elimination of parasitic diseases are nowadays further complicated by
emergence of drug resistance. Drug resistance is a serious threat as there are not many …

Activity of Anti-Microbial Peptides (AMPs) against Leishmania and Other Parasites: An Overview

R El-Dirany, H Shahrour, Z Dirany, F Abdel-Sater… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Anti-microbial peptides (AMPs), small biologically active molecules, produced by different
organisms through their innate immune system, have become a considerable subject of …

Therapeutic potential of antimicrobial peptides against pathogenic protozoa

CL Hagemann, AJ Macedo, T Tasca - Parasitology Research, 2024 - Springer
Protozoal infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in humans and animals. The
use of several antiprotozoal drugs is associated with serious adverse effects and resistance …

Antimicrobial peptide action on parasites

M Torrent, D Pulido, L Rivas, D Andreu - Current drug targets, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Diseases caused by protozoan parasites can pose a severe thread to human health and are
behind some serious neglected tropical diseases like malaria and leishmaniasis. Though …

Antimicrobial peptides: a new class of antimalarial drugs?

N Vale, L Aguiar, P Gomes - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
A range of antimicrobial peptides (AMP) exhibit activity on malaria parasites, Plasmodium
spp., in their blood or mosquito stages, or both. These peptides include a diverse array of …

[PDF][PDF] Antimicrobial peptides: The natural proteins and the future application for treatment of infectious diseases

S Intorasoot - Bulletin Chiang Mai Associated Medical Sciences …, 2013 - researchgate.net
Infectious diseases caused by microorganisms are involved in life-threatening worldwide. Of
these, bacteria is the major cause of morbidity and mortality. During the decade, an …

Antimicrobial peptides: promising compounds against pathogenic microorganisms

J Cruz, C Ortiz, F Guzman… - Current medicinal …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
In the last decades, the indiscriminate use of conventional antibiotics has generated high
rates of microbial resistance. This situation has increased the need for obtaining new …

Systematic review of antiprotozoal potential of antimicrobial peptides

FA Santos, GS Cruz, FA Vieira, BRS Queiroz… - Acta Tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
Protozoa is a group of microorganisms that cause neglected tropical diseases, such as
malaria, Chagas disease, and Leishmaniasis. Due to the growing demand for new …

Human antimicrobial peptides: Spectrum, mode of action and resistance mechanisms

BS Fazly Bazzaz, S Seyedi, N Hoseini Goki… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Overuse of antibiotics is one of the important factors that contribute to developing
antimicrobial resistance. Many studies have been conducted to find out promising solutions …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs): potential therapeutic strategy against trypanosomiases?

M Rojas-Pirela, U Kemmerling, W Quiñones… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Trypanosomiases are a group of tropical diseases that have devastating health and socio-
economic effects worldwide. In humans, these diseases are caused by the pathogenic …